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Russia against Napoleon: The Battle for Europe 1807 to 1814

Dominic Lieven

This book tells the story of one of the most astonishing dramas in Europe's history. In the summer of 1812 after years of uneasy peace, Napoleon, the master of almost the whole continent, marched into Russia with the largest army ever assembled, confident that he would sweep everything before him.

HistoryWorld History · medium confidenceWorld History81 signalsLlm Classifier: World History -> World HistoryKeyword Classifier: War & Military -> War & MilitaryTopic Classifier: War & Military Strategy -> War & MilitaryWar & Military StrategyEurope & Russia

Award History

1 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Wolfson History PrizeMajor2010WinnerOfficial source
PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize: Historical Nonfiction2010ShortlistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • Russia70%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

    This suggestion did not meet the normal display threshold and is more likely to be wrong.

    In 1812, Napoleon marched into Russia with the largest army ever assembled, confident he would conquer much of Europe.

    Model confidence 52%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    28 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 60%.